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The drama ofLove Island, United States Season 6 continues to heat up even after the season 6 finale aired last Sunday, July 21.
Just an hour after Serena Page and Kordell Becham were crowned the winners of the most-watched reality series of the summer, it was confirmed that an Islander would be guest-starring on a tell-all episode of Alex Cooper's reality show. Call her daddySnake charmer Robert Rausch joined the famed podcast host on the July 23 episode, revealing his dating secrets and dishing on the attention surrounding him and season favorite Leah Kateb.
And while the self-proclaimed “Daddy Gang” was happy to see Rausch fly straight from Fiji to Los Angeles for the taping with Cooper, they wondered if Kateb would get her chance, too. Two days later, Kateb's episode premiered.
He Call her daddy The TikTok account teased the discussion topics in a preview, and a question from Cooper seemed to leave Kateb speechless.
In the full episode, Cooper can be heard asking Kateb if she would be angry with her for asking a specific question. “Are you going to kill me if I ask you this?” the Unwell founder questioned before Kateb exclaimed: “What? Just say it!”
“There are rumors in LA that you dated Kanye West,” Cooper admitted. “Can you confirm or deny that?” Kateb immediately looked off-camera to her sister in the room. She flashed a mischievous smile and opened her mouth to respond.
After a few seconds of silence, Cooper asked, “Should I move on?”
“Can you?” Kateb asked. “Yeah, ask me more about Rob. I suddenly want to talk about him! I suddenly want to talk more about Rob.” Cooper and Kateb laughed together as Kateb playfully rubbed the chair as if the topic made her nervous.
Fans theorized online whether they believe the Calabasas reality star had a romantic relationship with the Donda artist. In a TikTok video of the podcast clip, one user said they heard West had previously liked Kateb's dating profile and Instagram.
While Kateb didn't confirm that she and West had any connection, her followers were worried that she wouldn't appear in a Skims campaign like they wanted due to the rumors. “So Kim is definitely not booking her for Skims,” one TikTok user wrote.
In another part of the episode, the Love Island, United States The finalist confessed that she had “dabbled” in romantic relationships with professional athletes.
“A football player in my life,” Kateb told Cooper when he asked her what sports the men played. She also noted that she had dated a couple of basketball players.
The Independent has reached out to Kateb and a representative for West for comment.
